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ODOT PROJECT UPDATE: Tulsa to OKC Passenger Rail Corridor Investment Plan
February 27, 2013
OVERVIEW: This project, funded by ODOT and the FRA (Federal Railroad
Administration), will study the corridor between Oklahoma City and Tulsa to
determine what options are available to build passenger rail service between
these two cities. The study will produce two principle documents, an
Environmental Impact Study (EIS) and a Passenger Rail Service Development Plan
(SOP), that will take into account not only the physical reality of building a rail
system, but also drill down heavily into the economics and demographics of the
corridor to determine the "business case" for passenger rail and the " long-term
sustainability" of such a transportation mode.
CURRENT DETAILS: ODOT, in conjunction with the project consultant Parsons
Brinckerhoff and the FRA, is currently narrowing down the initial set of alignment
alternatives, and in conjunction with input from both stakeholders and the
general public will spend the next 6 months working out the best choices to move
forward into the full study phase. Options will include both existing rail
infrastructure, as well as "green field" options open to brand new build.
NEAR FUTURE: ODOTwili soon hold a series of stakeholder and public meetings
(within the next 3 mos.) that will be announced through regular media outlets, as
well as a soon-to-be-Iaunched website dedicated to this project/study.
QUESTIONS?: Contact
Linda Koenig ( Ikoenig@odot.org ) or
Johnson Bridgwater ( jbridgwater@odot.org )
at ODOT.

ODOT PROJECT UPDATE: Tulsa to OKC Passenger Rail Corridor Investment Plan
February 27, 2013
OVERVIEW: This project, funded by ODOT and the FRA (Federal Railroad
Administration), will study the corridor between Oklahoma City and Tulsa to
determine what options are available to build passenger rail service between
these two cities. The study will produce two principle documents, an
Environmental Impact Study (EIS) and a Passenger Rail Service Development Plan
(SOP), that will take into account not only the physical reality of building a rail
system, but also drill down heavily into the economics and demographics of the
corridor to determine the "business case" for passenger rail and the " long-term
sustainability" of such a transportation mode.
CURRENT DETAILS: ODOT, in conjunction with the project consultant Parsons
Brinckerhoff and the FRA, is currently narrowing down the initial set of alignment
alternatives, and in conjunction with input from both stakeholders and the
general public will spend the next 6 months working out the best choices to move
forward into the full study phase. Options will include both existing rail
infrastructure, as well as "green field" options open to brand new build.
NEAR FUTURE: ODOTwili soon hold a series of stakeholder and public meetings
(within the next 3 mos.) that will be announced through regular media outlets, as
well as a soon-to-be-Iaunched website dedicated to this project/study.
QUESTIONS?: Contact
Linda Koenig ( Ikoenig@odot.org ) or
Johnson Bridgwater ( jbridgwater@odot.org )
at ODOT.